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came, and, marching through Mait£ha, he crofled the Nile, 

 for the fecond time, at Goutto, above the .firft cataract. 



The morning of the 3d of May, the flxih day. of forced 

 marches, without having encamped the whole way, he en- 

 tered Zeegam at the head of his army. He found the 

 country in perfect fecurity, both people and cattle below on 

 the plains and in the villages ; and having put all to the 

 fword who firft offered themfelves, and the principal of the 

 confpirators being taken prifoners, he fold their wives and 

 children at a public auction for Haves to the higheft bidder. 

 He then took the principal men among them along with 

 him for fecurity for paying fix years tribute which they 

 were in arrears, fined them 6000 oxen, which he ordered to 

 be delivered Upon the fpot ; and then collecting his army, 

 he fent to the chiefs of Damot to meet him before he en- 

 tered their territory, and to bring fecurity with them for the 

 fine he intended to lay upon them, otherwife he would 

 deftroy their country with fire and fword ; and he advanced 

 the fame day to AfToa, fouth of the fources of the Nile, di- 

 vided only from Damot by the ridge of mountains of Amid 

 Amid.. 



The people of Damot, inhabiting an open level country 

 without defence, had no choice but to throw themfelves on 

 the king's mercy, who fined them 500 ounces of gold and 

 100 oxen, and took the principal people with him in irons 

 as hoflages. 



He then returned, leaving the fources of the Nile on his 

 right, through Dengui, Fagitta, and Aroofi ; crofled the river, 

 Kelti, having the Agow and. Atcheffer on his left, and re-- 



turned : 



